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It'd been a year since the incident with the mind flayer and Billy almost dying. Of Billy's near dead carcuss being dragged off to the hospital and being contantly treated with severe medical treatment. A year of finding out what medical mysteries he has and figuring out that the alpha apparently doesn't go into ruts anymore, or have many alpha tendancies anymore.
It'd been eight months since Billy began relearning how to function as a person outside the hospital and seven months since he'd moved out from Cherry Lane and festered himself inside Steve's home at Loch Nora.
Originally they'd thought about just sending Billy back to live at his home and a week of seeing how that went proved perhaps it wasn't the best idea. The Byers' offered to take him in but something about apparently always being surrounded and being in a house full of people was offputting to him.
So the only last option was Steve and his mansion of a house. Had Billy actually been able to go into rut or anything like that it would've been deemed an issue, since sticking an in rut alpha with an omega possibly in heat didn't go too well, but due to the fact he couldn't, they figured it'd be alright.
And that was how the omega found himself living with the alpha, the pair managing to set up a mundane routine together, the pair becoming close and air between them comfortable. The two, or rather Billy, becoming comfortable in the other's space took awhile, with how reclusive and insecure the alpha had become, rarely going out to see or talk to anyone, with the rare occasion he went to see Max, content to staying in his own space.
The alpha didn't nearly show off nearly as much, didn't have as much of a bark, choosing to stay fully covered, hiding any scarrings, and tried his best to stay out of fights rather than picking them. It was an odd and almost saddening in a way to see Billy become the way that he had, but it wasn't like Steve could blame him.
But somehow through all the changes they'd managed to get it. Billy maintained the house, keeping it tidy and cooking for the omega while the omega did any shopping or anything that required going out. Now was one of those times, Steve looking down at the list the alpha had given him to go out grocery shopping with.
The omega was just about done with it, only really wandering around the store to see if there was anything special he was in the mood for or that he thought the alpha would like. Making his last stop he found a pack of protein drinks that Billy seemed to like, grabbing a set and setting forth towards the checkout aisle.
Putting everything on the conveyor belt, he paid for everything, swiftly heading for his car and shoving everything neatly into the trunk. The whole endeavor was uneventful, everything going smoothly until finally he was pulling his beamer into the driveway.
Parking, he pulled his keys out and unlocked the front door, keeping it creaked open so he could push the door with his foot once he got an armful of bags.
"Hey Billy! They had those little protein drinks or whatever so I got you some, can you start putting this stuff in the fridge," Steve yelled out, setting the bags on the table before heading back out towards the front door to grab the rest of it.
Coming back with more of the groceries, he saw the rest were still there, glancing around to see if the alpha was anywhere in the room. Strange. The alpha usually came running whenever Steve came back with groceries to make sure everything was tucked away properly.
The omega decided to get the rest of the bags first, setting them all down and hunting through the house to see if he could figure out where the alpha had gone. It was a bit dificult to try to sniff out the house where he could be given Billy had access to the entire house so it all kind of smelled like him.
Lastly Steve decided to test his room. Generally he stayed out of it for respect to the alpha but this was a special case to make sure he was okay. Okay, the alpha was definitely still in here, his scent was strong. But he smelled weird, the air heavy with the scent he was pushing out.
"Billy? Are you alright?" Steve asked, walking forward with trepidation, heart beating wildly as he finally found the alpha.
Billy was hunched over, lightly growling as he took in heavy heaps of breath.
Steve's heart was about to fall straight out of his ass with each inch closer he got, fear about something being wrong with the alpha or god forbid it be related to the flayer.
However, even with his back turned Billy could sense the omega was getting closer and snarled, "stay away from me."
The hair on Steve's arms raised at the tone, stopping in his tracks as he raked his eyes up and down over the alpha's staggered form.
"Billy? It's not… anything bad is it?" Steve questioned, swallowing around the lump in his throat as the words left his mouth.
Letting out a quiet breath as the alpha quickly shook his head, Steve went to take another small step towards him before he noticed just how wet his pants felt. Soaked even.
Staring down at himself dumbfounded, he noticed just how big the patch around his crotch truly was.
But why the hell would he just randomly be leaking so much slick he was scared it'd stain the floor? It's not time for his heat yet and Billy's not supposed to be able to have a rut anymore. And then for the first time since he saw him this way, Steve scented the air.
Billy was in a rut.
Billy was in a rut and Steve was responding to it.
"Billy?" Steve started, voice slightly quivering, "are you in… a rut?"
Heaving like it almost hurt to breathe, the alpha simply whispered, "yeah."
Dumbstruck on how to proceed with something like this, this wasn't ever supposed to be an issue, he stuttered, "do you want me to go get someone?"
Immediately the alpha was shaking his head and Steve was struggling on how to move forward. "Is there anything that I can do..? Do you want anything?" the phrasing was a bit risky, but if the alpha had been telling to leave earlier he was sure it was fine.
The alpha was quiet, seemingly summoning the strength to speak before he finally mumbled, "clothes."
"My clothes?" Steve clarified, watching as the alpha nodded again.
"Okay," the omega said, slowly stepping away, finally getting his ass in gear and moving once the alpha peered out the corner of his eye at him.
Running over to his room he rifled through his closet, finding any and everything that were heavy with his scent, stuff that was soaked with sweat or that he was always wearing. Deciding that a pillow, a few gym shorts and his yellow sweater was enough, he ran back to Billy's room, finding the man still in that hunched position.
Carefully stepping into the room, he discarded the clothes into the middle in a small pile, then slowly backed out until he was completely out of the room again. Keeping the door open by just a crack, he spoke into the room, "I'll go get something to try to help you."
And then he was rushing to go back out the door before having to run back to his room to get a change of pants, he could not begin to fathom how embarassing it would've been if he went out with slick wet pants. After acquiring a new pair of pants, he drove around until he found some sex shop and entered it. Hastily moving through the aisles, he found a few fleshlights that he found to be suitable, grabbing them and hoping that the alpha liked one.
Speeding back home, the omega knocked on the door, opening it slightly enough to deposit the toys inside before closing it again. Quickly leaving the area, he decided to let the alpha have alone time to get it out of his system, or at the very least to be somewhat coherent again now that he had Steve's clothes to jerk off to.
But thinking about it now, the omega had a phone call to make. Billy could go into ruts. Not that it honestly bothered him however this is probably something the doctors should know given the fact they didn't think he could have them at all.
Strolling over to the phone he dialed Hopper's private number, thrumming his fingers impatiently as he waited for the alpha to pick up. Just as he thought that perhaps Hopper wasn't at the station, the dial tone finally stopped and a gruff voice answered the line.
"Hey Hop? We kinda have an issue here," Steve started.
"An issue? Something serious?" Hopper immedately questioned.
"Uh, not exactly? But maybe. You're gonna wanna talk to those doctor buddies of yours," the omega said, clarifying almost nothing for the police chief.
Huffing for a second, Hopper began, "they're not my buddies but sure. About what?"
"Well as of right now, Billy is… kind of in a rut. Like an actual rut," the omega finally told him.
"He's in a fucking rut?" the alpha asked, voice flabberghasted. "Are you alright?"
Shaking his head as if Hopper could see him through the phone "yeah I'm fine, he told me to get away from him so, it hasn't really been a big issue but yeah. Thought you might wanna know, might wanna ask the scientists about that."
Clicking his tongue the alpha said, "yeah alright, just keep an eye on him, call up if he finishes or anything changes."
"Yup," was the last thing the omega said before clicking the phone off, finally taking a minute to relax.
Then he was looking over to the kitchen counter still littered with groceries and decided now was as good as time as any to put them away. Organizing everything into their respective spots, the omega put away the pasta boxes into the pantry, walking over to the couch to rest his feet after everything.
Laying his head down on the pillow, he closed his eyes, managing to fall asleep into a soothing nap.
Until he was woken up by slick dripping down his legs and a strong smell of the alpha in the room. Opening his eyes he looked around, trying to find the source of where Billy was, jumping once he'd actually found him.
"He… help," Billy huffed, standing half hidden by the wall, staring at the omega.
"What?" Steve stuttered out, running wide eyes over the alpha's naked form, trying not to look at anything the alpha probably didn't actually want him seeing.
"It's fucking killing me just having your clothes while you're sitting out here," the alpha muttered, taking a step towards the omega.
Slowly standing up and cringing at how the slick trailed down all the way the length of his leg, he asked, "what are you talking about?"
Taking in huge breaths of air, the alpha said, "I want you. Come into the room with me," creeping his way closer to the omega, almost like a wolf approaching a weak deer.
"Are you sure? If you don't actually want me and just want any omega around the answers no," Steve quickly stated, waiting to see what the alpha said.
Wrapping his arms the omega and pulling him close, the omega flushing against his body, the Billy buried his nose deep against Steve's neck, breathing in deep inhales of his scent before mumbling, "no, I want you specifically, come back with me."
Steve stood there unmoving, chest beating wildly as he debated within himself. Checking one last time he asked, "you're sure?"
Nodding against the omega's skin, the alpha ran a flat tongue against Steve's skin, sucking on his scent gland. The action made the omega's knees weak, his scent blooming and starting to become sweet with arousal.
Pawing hard enough at the alpha, he managed to lead the alpha back to his room, finding his bed covered with the clothing Steve left him. Before dropping the alpha in, the omega quickly tried organizing it for him, forming a nest.
He didn't get long to try to set it up as the alpha snuck up behind him, lavishing his neck with plenty of attention, biting black and purple marks all along it. 'Fuck it' the omega decided, instead pushing the alpha onto the bed while he undressed, stuffing the discarded clothes into the halfassed nest.
Leaning down the omega pressed his lips against the alpha's, Billy immediately shoving his tongue into Steve's mouth. Steve moaned into the kiss, letting the alpha do as he pleased as they explored each other's mouth. The alpha ran his hands along the omega's body, grabbing his ass and squeezing it.
Then the alpha was flipping them, forcing the omega on his back while positioning his legs on top of Billy's shoulders. Grabbing a handful of the omega's ass in each hand, the alpha spread his cheek lapping at his hole, drinking up all the slick spilling out of him.
Licking a line up from his hole up his perineum, gently suckling his ballsack and he let a hand slip away to begin stroking the omega's cock. The alpha made a pattern of it, lapping at the slick at his hole before running his tongue flatly against his taint and mouthing at his balls, steadily jerking off the omega the whole while.
Mewling, Steve grabbed at the bedsheets, thrusting into the alpha's fist. Playing with the omega's balls one last time, the alpha set his attention back on his hole, tonguing the edge of it. Rolling his hips back the omega tried to push the alpha further in, moaning at all the teasing the alpha was doing.
Quickly biting a mark on Steve's inner thigh that bloomed brightly against pale skin, the alpha gave him what he wanted, finally pressing his tongue inside. He fucked the omega with his tongue, drinking up as much slick as he could that leaked out, speeding up his hand until the omega was coming with a shout of the alpha's name.
Giving the omega a small breather after coming, the alpha kissed his way up his stomach, leaving a small mark every time and licking up Steve's come. Once it was all cleaned up, Billy gently pressed two fingers into the omega's hole, thrusting them in and out and seemingly aiming for something.
As the alpha worked his hand there, he to moved to run his tongue along the omega's cock, taking the tip into his mouth and tonguing the slit.
Whimpering out a curse the omega cried out, "fuck, wait hold on I just came."
That plea fell on empty ears as the alpha took him into his mouth down to the base, making the omega shake with overstimulation. Sucking the omega off, Billy managed to find what he was looking for as Steve loudly moaned, whining when his fingers brushed against a certain spot.
Aiming for it every thrust, the alpha added a third finger, starting up a fast pace as he steadily worked the omega to another orgasm on both ends. The feeling had Steve squirming, trying all but to get closer and to escape the alpha that seemed intent on bringing him to another orgasm right after another.
Popping his mouth off the omega's cock enough to speak,"stay still," the alpha ordered, glaring up at him as he continued his ministrations.
"Billy please," Steve begged, throwing his head back, arching as he squirmed in the alpa's grip.
The unwanted movement by the omega had the alpha fucking his hand into him faster, bobbing his head harder trying to get Steve to come again.
Fisting Billy's hair tight, the omega sobbed, "Fuck, Billy wait please," before the feeling was too overwhelming. He came with a loud shout, gripping his hair hard and thighs clamped against the alpha's head as Billy swallowed around him, drinking down every last drop.
Heavily panting, Steve caught his breath for what little reprieve he was allowed, all of his limbs feeling boneless. Peering down as Billy moved him around, the alpha was wrapping the omega's legs around his waist, lining his cock up with his hole.
Steve felt a certain thrill run up his spine seeing that, whimpering as the alpha slowly entered. Gently rolling his hips against the omega a few times, Billy gave the omega just enough time to get adjusted before he was pulling out and slamming back in, fucking into him with a harsh pace.
Crying out, the alpha aimed himself to hit Steve's sweet spot on every thrust, driving the omega mad. The alpha jackhammered into him, chasing his release and his alone, uncaring of how sensitive the omega was.
Lowering himself, Billy planted kisses along Steve's jawline and up the expanse of his neck, sucking on his scent gland and filling the air with a new fresh bout of omega arousal. Everything made his head hazy, it all feeling like too much and making Steve lose track of time.
Eventually he felt the beginning of his knot build, the alpha slowly forcing more and more of it into the omega. Steve's moans got higher and higher, matching Billy's as his groans got louder and faster until finally the alpha was locking them together, making the omega come on his knot.
Collapsing on top of the omega, the alpha dotted little kisses across his skin that he could reach while the omega purred, petting his hand through the alpha's hair until the pair fell asleep.
Steve took in a breath, finding the air around him to be heavy with the alpha's scent. But also his scent, the pheromones pleasant and bright with arousal. Blearily blinking his eyes open he took in his surroundings, how he was in the alpha's room, how said alpha was on top of him and how the omega's hand on Billy's lower back.
As gently as he could, he rolled the alpha over, laying him so they were facing each other.
Steve admired the alpha, it wasn't common that the alpha showed anything off anymore. He took in every last detail of his face, at how pretty his eyelashes were, how clear his skin was, and how cute of a button nose the alpha had.
Glancing down, he looked at the scars Billy kept hidden, always buttoning up his shirts and never letting them see the light of day. The alpha was extremely self conscious about them, feeeling they made him look horrid, even if he never said it out loud it was always obvious by how he acted.
Running a finger on the edge of it, the omega traced them, following them all across the alpha's chest until he heard the phone ringing. Gingerly making his way out of the nest, Steve exited the room to answer the phone.
"Hello, Harrington residence," he started, glancing over to the clock to see what time it was. It was already late in the evening, the sun had already gone down.
"Yeah kid it's Hopper, how's everything going? I tried calling earlier and no one picked up," the alpha said, worrying Steve about him not hearing the call and that Hopper would've possibly come over.
"Everything's fine actually, I was probably in the shower or something when you called," the omega quickly covered up. "Billy's calmed down for now but if it is a real rut I'm doubting that he's done already."
Hearing the door creak open, Steve glanced behind him, half listening to the alpha on the phone as he spoke.
"I'm doing alright, all things considered, I'll call up when his rut is done," the omega added quickly, hoping he didn't sound too suspicious.
He jumped as a hand slammed the phone down, Billy now standing right behind him and holding him firm.
"Hey," Steve tried to start, only to start being dragged back towards the room, giving an undignified scream as the alpha picked him up.
Bouncing on the bed as Billy threw him on top, the omega tried to pacificate, "I wasn't going anywhere," only to be cut off as the alpha kissed him a bruising force.
Steve moaned into the kiss, tilting his head away trying to speak, every word falling on deaf ears as the alpha continued to smoother him in affection, forcing him onto his stomach on the bed.
Arching his back, the omega looked behind him, finding the alpha already lining himself up with the omega. Pushing in slowly, the alpha grinded his hips against the omega's ass, giving him a minute to get adjusted before he was fucking into the omega.
"Billy wait-" Steve moaned, reaching a hand behind him as the alpha seemed intent to fuck him pliant into the sheets. "Billy please I'm not going anywhere I had to answer the phone," the omega tried again, a shiver crawling through his skin as the alpha bodily pressed behind him, kissing up his neck and sucking a mark near his scent gland.
Reaching around, the alpha grabbed ahold of the omega's cock, sloppily jerking him off. The omega whined into the sheets, mewling as he just allowed the alpha to blow off steam. Soon enough the Billy was locking them together, making sure to hold him tight as they spooned, ensuring his omega wasn't running off again for any reason.
Billy's rut had lasted about as long as one normally did, with pretty much everything being the exact same. Over the phone Steve rang and told Hopper as much and the older alpha planned on coming over to talk to Billy himself to see where to proceed at some point.
Setting the phone down, Steve thought about how awkward of a sight that would be now and that he'd have to stay covered up when Hopper showed up if he didn't want anything being known.
When Steve had left, Billy was awake already, staring at the wall while Steve did whatever he needed to. He couldn't totally tell if the alpha was pointedly avoiding his gaze but frankly it wouldn't surprise him if the alpha was embarassed or something.
"Sorry… about all this," the alpha said as Steve reentered the room, now sitting up but staring at the wall nontheless.
"About what?" Steve asked, walking closer to join the alpha on the bed.
Turning to look at him with an expectant look, like Steve should know what the alpha was talking. "I mean it's not like you or either of us even knew. The doctors were the one who said you couldn't go into ruts anymore," the omega tried to reassure, pushing out a soothing scent as he could tell the alpha was uncomfortable.
Lightly scoffing, the alpha mumbled, "yeah right. I don't need your pity."
It was quiet between them, Steve uncertain what to say to that. Apparently the alpha hadn't liked his attempt to cheer him up.
After a long minute Billy spoke up again, "you gonna send me off to live with Hopper instead or something?"
"What? No," Steve immediately denied, he had spoken to Hopper, yeah, but not cause he wanted to get rid of Billy now that he had ruts and he went to tell him as such. "I mean I was just speaking to Hopper, but not cause I wanna get rid of you. He was just talking about having the doctor's take another look at you now that we know you can now."
"You're having me sent back for testing essentially?" the alpha questioned bluntly, already accepting the fact that he was going to be kicked out.
When Steve was quiet, gawking at the alpha for even saying something like that, the alpha took that as a confirmation. "I get it, it was a bit much and I shouldn't have," Billy quickly reprimanded, looking away with a look Steve had only gotten too familiar with when Billy was laminating on all the people he'd been used to hurt and killed by the flayer.
"No! You're still able to stay here obviously, I don't need Hopper to kick someone out of my house, but we're just trying to make sure you're fine and nothing weird has happened," the omega immediately corrected, thoughts running wild to find something that would convince the alpha he was fine.
"If I didn't want you in my house I'd let you know, so just chill out alright? Also you were literally telling me get away at first and I was the one who said I felt okay if you wanted me to help you. So there wouldn't really be a leg for me to stand on anyways. So relax," Steve tried, grabbing one of the alpha's arms and gently pulling Billy towards him.
Lying down on his side, he managed to drag the alpha until they were spooning, running a thumb along the back of the alpha's hand.
"You're fine. So just lay with me for awhile," Steve whispered, smiling as Billy's scent started getting slightly lighter, no longer as bitter as when he'd first entered the room.